International Symposium
Reversing the obesity epidemic requires sharing of solutions and lesson learned from around the globe. With a focus on Latin America, Active Living Research held a special International Symposium to bring experts together to share lessons on international obesity prevention research. Sessions examined national prevention policy and program efforts in the Americas and explored what can be learned to inform US policy; complexities in study design, implementation, and data collection; and challenges of designing, implementing, and culturally adapting research studies for urban Latino populations in four countries. Speakers represented the US, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. The Symposium was sponsored by RWJF.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of the RWJF Global Health Initiative
ALR International Symposium: Built Environment & Obesity Research in Latin America,
James F. Sallis, PhD, Director, Active Living Research
NCCOR & Global Health
Tracy Orleans, PhD, Senior Project Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. National Obesity Prevention Policy and Programs in the Americas: What Can We Learn to Inform Policy in the United States?
Chair: Michael Pratt, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speakers:
Open Streets Programs: Lessons Learned from the Ciclovia of Bogota
Olga Lucia Sarmiento, MD, PhD, los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia
Public Policy to Contain Obesity: Highlights from Mexico
Mauricio Hernández Avila, MD, PhD, Director, National Public Health Institute, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Perspectives from Brazil
Rodrigo Reis, PhD, Pontiff Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Discussants:
Ana Sofia Charvel Orozco, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM)
James F. Sallis, PhD, Director, Active Living Research
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Group Physical Activity Break
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The Challenges of Study Design, Implementation and Data Collection for Physical Activity in Urban Latino Neighborhoods in the United States, Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil
Chair:
The Challenges of Study Design, Implementaiton, and Data Collection for Physical Activity in Urban Latino Neighborhoods in the US, Colobmia, Mexico, & Brazil
Bess Marcus, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Speakers:
The Challenges of Conducting Built Environment & Physical Activity Studies in Latin America: The IPEN-Study Experience
Rodrigo Reis, PhD, Pontiff Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
The Challenges of Data Collection for Physical Activity Studies in Latin America: The IPEN-Study Experience
Deborah Salvo, PhD, Stanford University, California, and National Public Health Institute, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Evaluation Tools and Instruments
Olga Lucia Sarmiento, MD, PhD, los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia
Implementing a Physical Activity Program for Adult Latinas: Challenges and Solutions
Elva Arredondo, PhD, San Diego State University
ALR Annual Conference
Conference slides can be found here.
